August
20, 2015 Pizza Night:
Pizza
night will be held Thursday,
August 20th beginning at 10:15 pm at
Boston Pizza (2729 Pembina Hwy, ph 204-261-7111)
following swimming. This
swim is open to all club members irrespective of how many swims
you have had that week. See
you there.
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New
Club T-Shirts
Roy
Eldridge has arranged a new T-Shirt for the club. The shirts
are made by "Fruit of the Loom", are navy blue in
color, with white lettering. They will have long sleeves with
cuffs. They will cost a mere $20.00 each, including taxes.
Sizing information can be found here.
If you wish to purchase one please complete the attached form
and give it to Roy Eldridge before the last practice Thursday
August 20th
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Annual
Fall Pool Closure:
The
pool's annual fall cleaning will be starting shortly
• The
last swim for the 2014/2015 swim year is: Thursday,
August 20, 2015 @ 8:30PM - 10:00PM •
The first swim for the 2015/2016 swim year is: Tuesday,
September 15, 2015 @ 8:30PM - 10:00PM
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Bike,
Blade, & Walk Schedule During Pool Closure:
Saturdays
(Aug 22 & 29, Sept 5 & 12 ) @ 9:00 am @
Birds Hill Park
Meet
at east beach parking lot. (A Provincial Park Pass is
required). After the bike, skate, walk we can swim in the
lake, and then have breakfast in Oakbank.
Tuesdays
and Thursdays (Aug 25 & 27, Sept 1, 3, 8 & 10)
@ 7:00 pm @ St. Norbert Community Centre Parking lot
We'll
skate/bike Pembina Hwy, Turnbull Drive & Red River Drive
and back.
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AC/DC
Concert Cancellation:
There
is an AC/DC concert at the Investor's Field the evening
of Thursday, September
17th. Parking will not be available so the
practice has been cancelled.
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Membership
Drive Meeting:
September
3rd, 2015 @ 7 PM at Greg Giesbrecht's home, 76
Homewood Drive.
Mid-Can
Masters has had a drop in membership this past year which has
resulted in our expenses exceeding our revenue by several
hundreds of dollars. The executive considered reducing the
number of lanes we rent from the University to reduce expenses,
but instead has decided on a co-ordinated, multi-faceted
membership drive. If we get another 3 full time swimmers - or
their equivalent - we will be back in the black. Please come
out and bring some fresh ideas as to how we can attract and
keep more swimmers.
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Pop
Sidwell 2015
This
fall Mid Can Masters will again host the Pop Sidwell Swim Meet.
This year will be the 40th year of the meet. The date
is Saturday,
November 21st 2 PM - 6 PM.
We need swimmers and we need volunteers. Should you have any
questions about swimming at the meet or volunteering for the
meet, Bob
Modrcin or Bob
Groff will
be able to provide more information. Officiating will increase
one's understanding of swimming techniques, and the sport in
general. Most importantly it is fun! We hope you will join us
in continuing the tradition of the Pop Sidwell Swim Meet.
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Annual
General Business Meeting:
AGM Saturday,
October 17th, 2015 @ 10:00 a.m AM at SAHPER
Lounge in the Extended Education Building
The
breakfast will be potluck and members are asked to bring their
favorite breakfast food to share with others attending the
meeting. A sign up sheet for breakfast items has been posted on
the bulletin board in the pool. Coffee will be provided by the
club.
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Introduction
To Masters Swimming Program
As
part of our membership drive, the executive is planning
an Introduction To Masters
Swimming Program. The program will be advertised on
Facebook, and will consist of 10 - 1 hour swims in lane one (by
the bleachers) on Thursday evenings from October
1st through December 3rd, 2015. Pal will supervise the
swimmers. Other swim clubs have attracted new members with this
type of program.
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17th
FINA World Masters Championships will be in Budapest, Hungary !
On March
11 FINA announced that Budapest, Hungary, will host the
17th FINA World Championships and FINA World Masters
Championships in July 2017, replacing the city of Guadalajara
(MEX). The FINA World Aquatics Championships will be held from
July 15–30, 2017. The Masters Championship
will follow, but the exact dates have not yet been published.
The event will be in the Budapest
Swimming Complex,
a brand new state-of-the-art facility to be built on the banks
of the Danube across from Margaret Island in Budapest. Our
coach, Pal, is currently in Hungary checking out the
construction, and beginning the planning for our clubs
contingent for the meet.
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See
you in the pool: Roy
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